Forgot they had two wastemen in the middle order (assumed Head came in for Marnus). No chance of 500 unless these two play until 40th over and Maxi comes in next.
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We are going to have to beat SA and Eng and go unbeaten to avoid aussies in semis.
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Aus got lured into the mistake of picking Marnus. Should’ve kept Agar
Who are we ?
I am not confident india beat aussies in semis
I was confused though I thought you were talking about India but we had already beaten NZ .
India should not be afraid of anybody if we play at our best most would struggle to keep up with us .
Its not skill issue with india its mental issue, we smoke teams for fun in group stages then royally shit the bed in knockouts with wc in india i feel we still have enough of an advantage that we will still beat most teams in semis, aussies for me would be the exception, that is 1 team that handles pressure really well and will punish our mistakes the most.
He's injured no?
Its marsh who's playing like a wasteman at the moment
Just checked. You’re right
Glenn Phillips, one of the most underrated players out there. Solid batsmen and very effective 6th bowler for New Zealand.
He saves ten runs in the field every time. Incredible fielder
Good stuff by Marsh to get Smith out.
They are treating him like Muralitharan.
They are treating him like Muralitharan.
Marsh under huge pressure now. He can't play spin at all
Marsh 
Tactical drop.
Just came to say this
does Jeremy neesham ever contribute anything.. guy plays every World Cup
@Skills must be the biggest intent merchant on this forum.
Banter on twitter
This middle order is a disgrace to the sport. How did Australia go from having intimidating and destructive batters for decades to these defensive, accumulating and selfish cnuts?
This is an incredible clawback. 20 overs near 200. Getting to 40 just over run a ball
Working well so far
Australia have a really odd team.
Surely playing Smith and Marnus in middle order is unsustainable.
Is Inglis just stocky or is he on the same diet as Rohit?
400 back on the cards
Australia as expected are peaking at the right time.
Pak winning yesterday would have caused some panic among NZ team. Now they may lose against SA and PAK and still finish in top 4.
Pak winning yesterday would have caused some panic among NZ team. Now they may lose against SA and PAK and still finish in top 4.
NZ catching is facepalm worthy.
I think they’re a few short
Pathetic from Marsh, Smith and Labuschagne considering they had 175 on the board after 19 overs
Pathetic from Marsh, Smith and Labuschagne considering they had 175 on the board after 19 overs
I'm not sure 390 is ever a few short - but you can have the last laugh in a few hours maybe
Huh?
This will have to the 2nd highest successful run chase of all time. Teams have gotten better at chasing 300-350 on flat pitches but 360+ remains impossibly hard.
Basically this.
In that scenario they’ll likely be on 8 points with SL before they face each other in their final match. Won’t be an easy match for NZ.
They have four match points though. With their NRR they only really need 1 win (unless they get properly hammered today and vs SA).
They're not short but given the start they should have score 40-50 more. Basically the fact that they reached 388 inspite of Glenn Phillips 10overs 37 runs is a miracle.
Aussies look in some form
What do you do if you're NZ? Do you try to genuinely chase this or just nerf the NRR impact by getting 300ish?
Go for it until you're 3 down. Then play for 250+